All news on the topic: Europe

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Vance’s true warning to Europe
Europeans must lessen their risky dependence on an opposing America.
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Send fewer women to jail to make room for male inmates, says former Justice Secretary
The leader of the independent sentencing review has told LBC that he wants to see some women’s prisons closed and repurposed to house male inmates.
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JD Vance denounced as extremist over attack on UK abortion clinic safe zones
Comments by the US vice president, part of a wide-ranging tirade against Europe, have been called inaccurate and misogynistic.
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Revealed: Dutch drug lord fugitive has been in Sierra Leone for at least two years
Sources have located Johannes Leijdekkers in the West African country since at least December 2022.
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Donald Trump’s 7 key warning signs that he’ll compromise Ukraine as he aligns with Vladimir Putin
Alarm bells are ringing across Europe after Donald Trump and his team conceded to key demands from Putin before peace talks even begin - prompting comparisons to the failure to stand up to Hitler in the 1930s.
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Trump plans to meet with Putin to end the Ukraine war, stating ’the US wants its money back’
Donald Trump has stated that the US will try to recover some of the funds it has sent to Ukraine, as he agreed to meet with Vladimir Putin and initiate negotiations to end the war.
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Sicilian police arrest nearly 150 in major mafia crackdown
More than 1,200 officers involved in dawn raids in and around Palermo, reportedly biggest operation against Cosa Nostra since 1984.
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Kyrgyzstan cancels, then delays EU rights delegation following criticism
Kyrgyzstan invited, then abruptly canceled—later calling it a postponement—a visit from the EU’s Human Rights Subcommittee amid growing concerns over political repression and media freedom.
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AI phone scam targets Italian business leaders, including Giorgio Armani
Cloned voice of defence minister, Guido Crosetto, used in some calls asking for money to free kidnapped journalists.
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Munich security report states US seen as a risk due to Trump’s proposed land grabs
Report published before international summit suggests US is moving away from a global leadership role.
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Millionaire accused in 2017 murder of Maltese journalist released on bail
Family of Daphne Caruana Galizia condemn delays in bringing Yorgen Fenech to trial after arrest in 2019.
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French police investigate the deaths of a retired British couple in their Aveyron home
Andrew Searle, retired fraud investigator, and wife, Dawn, found dead in their rural home in south-west France.
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Sweden aims to strengthen gun laws following the Örebro mass shooting
‘We have to ensure that only the right people have guns in Sweden,’ says the prime minister, Ulf Kristersson.
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Report links EU aid to migrant exploitation and torture
Tunisian uniformed personnel sold migrant groups between 40 to 150 people for prices ranging between 12 to 90 euros per person to Libyan armed forces and militias.
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France prepares for the trial of a surgeon accused of abusing anesthetized children
A former surgeon who is accused of abusing hundreds of young patients, often while they were under anaesthetic, is set to go on trial this month in the largest child abuse trial in French history.
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British conman on trial in France for allegedly ramming police with his car
Robert Hendy-Freegard, 53, a serial swindler who featured in Netflix documentary, allegedly injured officers in getaway attempt.
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Owner of the spyware implicated in the WhatsApp breach terminates their contract with Italy
Decision comes after it emerged an Italian investigative journalist and two activists targeted by Paragon Solutions spyware.
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Keir Starmer decides not to attend the international AI summit in Paris
PM risks upsetting host Emmanuel Macron and missing chance to speak to JD Vance and Elon Musk.
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Apple issues warning to iPhone users about the first-ever pornographic app
A pornography app is now available to all iPhones in the EU after a rule change.
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Spanish police arrest six individuals for involvement in a scheme selling nonexistent puppies
Gang swindled victims out of €150,000 by posting fraudulent adverts for pets on secondhand shopping sites.
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What are rare earth elements, and why does Trump want them from Ukraine?
Trump hopes to secure rare earth resources from Ukraine as part of a deal for US aid.
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11 people reported dead in Örebro campus attack, according to Swedish police
Victims still being identified after what Sweden’s PM says was the worst mass shooting in the country’s history.
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Two individuals arrested in Romania for involvement in employment fraud scheme
Prosecutors allege the duo requested funding for 34 fake jobs and pocketed the cash.
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European ships support Russia’s shadow fleet, keeping it operational
To sustain its oil exports, Russia has been drawing on a network of old tankers it sources from private sellers around the world.
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Donald Trump Jr. faces accusations of killing a protected bird in Venice lagoon
Video posted online is said to show Trump Jr with a ruddy shelduck while on hunting trip.